Everyone knows that trees capture CO2 from the air; Nature Communications found that they can cool the planet in another way – by forming low clouds over forests. Most of the clouds are created by evergreen needle forests, Phys reports. Moreover, when the trees are covered with snow in winter, the clouds over the forests […]
Gulf Stream and other Atlantic currents are losing stability, the consequences can be catastrophic. The system of currents in the Atlantic Ocean has shown an almost complete loss of stability over the past 100 years, which threatens with serious consequences for the Earth’s climate, The Guardian reports, citing a study published in the journal Nature […]
Environmental issues have proved themselves to be an increasingly hot subject in film and television. With access to a wide range of environmentally-themed documentaries or movies, it might be overwhelming searching for entertaining yet educational content. From old to new, let’s get to know what are 16 of the best environmental films of 2020, according […]
Every year on June 17, the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is celebrated. Activists of the Plant-Based campaign decided to find out what kind of day it is and what to do with it. Read what happened in the article. How do we affect the planet? Everything originates from the soil – a […]
The Mediterranean has become a wildfire hotspot, with Turkey hit by its most intense blazes on record and a heatwave producing a high risk of further fires and smoke pollution around the region, a European Union atmosphere monitor said on August 4. Wildfires are raging in countries including Greece and Turkey, where thousands of people […]
This piece is part of the series “All About China” – a journey into the history and diverse culture of China through short articles that shed light on the lasting imprint of China’s past encounters with the Islamic world as well as an exploration of the increasingly vibrant and complex dynamics of contemporary Sino-Middle Eastern […]
According to a top Danish diplomat, Eco-AgricultureDenmark has put its weight behind a joint climate initiative of the UAE and the USA. “Denmark is proud to support the United Arab Emirates’ and the United States’ Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate initiative along with several others,” Franz-Michael S. Mellbin, Danish Ambassador to UAE and Qatar, told […]
BioScience magazine has released a new report on climate in the USA, Australia, UK, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Bangladesh. Spoiler: the situation is critical. It turned out that 2015-2020 is the hottest period in the history of humankind. Natural disasters (droughts, storms, forest fires, and floods) also increased. It seems we haven’t really started […]
The sponge that collects oil; the cleaning robots at the bottom of the seas; and the “eighth continent” – let’s get to know how humanity saves the ocean and how each of us can help. Thanks to Rubryka for a thoughtful review. It has been proven that even one day on the coast can recharge […]
Fires, floods, heatwaves, and droughts. The deadly weather that has unfolded in the summer, 2021 has left climate scientists “shocked” and concerned that extreme events are arriving even faster than models predicted, The Finance Info states. In southern Oregon, a fire over an area 25 times the size of Manhattan has raged for weeks, aided […]
